Download 1.2 The Present Progressive and Direct Object Pronouns

Match each Vocabulary word to their definition.
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Cortar el cèsped
poner
Sacar la basura
Visitar un museo
Conocer el centro
Todos los dias
Montar en caballo
Estoy en una silla de ruedes
Limpiar el baño
to clean the bathroom
to visit the zoo
to get to know downtown
every day
to mow the lawn
to take out the trash
I use a wheelchair
to ride a horse
to put
How do you say that something is
happening right now in Spanish?
 How do you use pronouns in Spanish?
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By the end of this lesson you will be able
to:
› Form and use the present progressive verbs
› Identify and use direct object pronouns
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Fill in the chart below with the correct
conjugations of estar.
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Here are the correct conjugations. Check
yours and make corrections if needed.
Estoy
Estamos
Estás
Está
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Están
Remember these because you will need them later
on in the lesson.
The present progressive is used to say
that an event is happening right now.
 The present progressive is the equivalent
of adding –ing to the end of a verb in
English.
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› Ex: Maria is running.
Use a conjugated form of estar followed
by the verb, in this case the present
participle.
 As always, drop the infinitive and add a
new ending.
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› For AR verbs add the ending –ando
› For ER verbs add the ending –iendo
› For IR verbs add the ending –iendo
 Notice that the ER and IR endings are the same.
Hablar – hablando
 Hacer – haciendo
 Escribir – escribiendo
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Estamos hablando.
We are talking.
 Estoy escribiendo.
I am writing.
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If a verb ends in a vowel after dropping
the infinitive add –yendo.
› Example: Leer – infinitive (er) = Le
so it becomes Leyendo
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For stem-changing verbs, change the
stem as usual and then add the new
ending.
› Dormir (o-u) – Durmiendo
Translate the following sentences into
Spanish using what you just learned.
› He is reading.
› We are running.
› They are cooking.
› I am working.
Check to ensure that your translations are
correct.
› He is reading.
Estás leyendo.
› We are running.
Estamos corriendo.
› They are cooking.
Están cocinando.
› I am working.
Estoy trabajando
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Direct object pronouns can replace nouns
that have been already mentioned to
avoid repitition.
› For example you don’t want your sentences to
sound like this:
 I went to the store to get Mary a posterboard for
Mary’s project so that Mary could start working on
it.
 Instead use pronouns: I went to the store to get
Mary a posterboard for her project so that she
could start working on it.
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They go before conjugated verbs or can be
attached to an infinitive.
Subject
Direct
object in
Spanish
Direct
object in
English
Subject
Direct
object in
Spanish
Direct
object in
English
Yo
Me
Me
Nosotros
(as)
Nos
Us
Tú
Te
You
Vosotros
(as)
Os
You
Usted(m.)
Lo
You
Ustedes
(m.)
Los
You
Usted (f.)
La
You
Ustedes
(f.)
Las
You
Él
Lo
Him, it
Ellos
Los
Them
Ella
La
Her, it
Ellas
Las
Them
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The direct object receives the action and answers the question
“what?” or “whom?”
› Bill hit the ball.
Bill hit what?
Bill hit the ball.
› Sherry hit Bill.
Sherry hit whom?
Sherry hit Bill.
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The pronoun comes immediately before the verb in a sentence.
Notice that if the subject of the sentence changes, this does not
affect the direct object pronoun.
› Juan la tiene.
Juan tiene la pluma. = John has the pen.
Juan la tiene. = John has it.
~The pen is replaced with the pronoun because it answers the what? in the sentence. ~
~(What does Juan have?)~
Direct object pronouns are most useful
when used to answer questions.
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Q: ¿Tienes el libro de historia?
Do you have your history book?
A: Si, lo tengo.
Yes, I have it.
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Q: ¿Estás ayudando a Mari con la tarea?
Are you helping Mari with the homework?
A: Si, la estoy ayudando.
Or
Si, estoy ayudándola.
Yes, I am helping her.
Answer these questions using direct object
pronouns.
 ¿Maria tiene el libro?
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¿Quièn come todos los dulces?
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¿Tienes tu “Viva la Espanol”?
Check your answers and make sure that you have
the correct direct object pronoun usage and
placement.
 ¿Maria tiene el libro?
María lo tiene.
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¿Quièn come todos los dulces?
Juan eats it.
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¿Tienes tu “Viva la Espanol”?
Si, lo tengo.
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El Juego de Correr
Directions: Split into two teams and give
each player a number. We will call out a
verb in English and then a number. There
will be two markers at the smart board. The
player from each team who is assigned the
number we call will run up to the board and
write the verb conjugated in the present
progressive tense. First one done receives a
point for their team.
 First team to 10 points wins!
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